The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-18


A final entry in settlement of the Madison and
Steel Pully Company's receivership was made in
the United States Court yesterday. The affairs
of the company have been settled and the re-
cever discharged.
VERDICT FOR KOEBER.
In the suit of John Schaffner against August
Koeber, for the recovery of money due on a note
for $780, the jury gave a verdict in favor of the
defendant. 1t appears that the note given
by Koeber while in JAIL and at the solicitation
of friends
IMPORTANT PAPERS LOST.
Thursday some important papers in the clerks
Office containing the signature of Alfred Har-
rison, the alleged forger. were taken to the
Criminal Court room, and yesterday could not
be found The attorneys and clerks in the office
are unable to offer any explanation of their dis
appearance.
VERDICT OF GUILTY
The United States District Court jury, in the
trial Of Frank Hartpence, of Mexico, for passir =
counterfeit nickes. returned a verdict of guilt
He was led into the crime by bad associates
His friends say he has never had trouble before,
and that the accounts OF his being bad charac-
ter are untrue.
RENEWAL OF SUIT.
Cordelia Ballard has withdrawn her individ-
ual suit against Jehu Spray, the administrator
of her husbands estate, and has become a CO.
plaintiff with her daughter Ida in suit of the
same kind. The case has been renewed in MOI
gan county, where it will come for trial at the
next term of court
JOHN HARTER FINED
It was John Harter and not George who
violently assaulted James A. Shaw on West Mar.
ket street on Wednesday night. Harter was
| fined $40 and costs by the Mayor yesterday
morning. George Harter was never in the peni
Tertiary, had nothing to do with the assault and
| did rot uphold John in what he did.
UNITED STATES COURT NOTES.
| In the United States Court, yesterday, Hiram
Alshaus was tried on a charge of making false
| sion. The case went to the jury late last
| evening. Louis Zero pleaded guilty to selling
| liquor without government license. and tine
| bond of Oscar Quear, charged with the same
ofense, was forfeited
| ALLEGED FALSE REPRESENTATIONS
James and William Orr, sometime since, hai
a land transaction with Henry D. Strineer ir
which they procured large tract of Kansa:
land. They say they took it without any per
| sonal knowledge of its worth. and since visiting
it alege that it is not all represented. They
have brought suit against Mr Stringer, asking
! 81, 800 damages because of false representations
DAMAGES SOUGHT FOR ALLEGED NEGLECT
| In January, a year ago. Chas. E. Bailey ant
wife started for the Surgical Institute for som,
! laundry. At tka Assnsfer car he complained O
being unwell. and she told him to return home
He was put on returning Indiana-avenue car
and soon after leaving the transfer car was taker
seriously sick and became unconscious. He wa
| carried on to the IIdianaavenue stables ant
| kept until O'Clock in the morning when hi
| wife found him after long search She tool
him home and he died two hours later 1t wa
a very cold night, and Mrs. Bailey says when sh
found him he was lying out in the stable in
pool Of WAFER She brought suit against tn